“O.J. like, ‘I’m Not Black, I’m O.J.’…Okay”: Collective Memory and the Narrative of America in Jay-Z’s “the Story of O.J.”
2020; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 31; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/10646175.2020.1819483
ISSN1096-4649
Autores Tópico(s)Music History and Culture
ResumoThis study's primary objective is to explore how Jay-Z's song, The Story of O.J. visually and verbally provides a narrative of race in the United States. This analysis examines the music video and lyrics of the artifact for a thorough inquiry of this primary objective. The artifact's use of images in conjunction with verbal messages visually and lyrically elicit strong emotional reactions from viewers. By applying a systematic narrative analysis, this essay examines Jay-Z's rhetoric in "The Story of O.J." music video to investigate its rhetorical appeals. I argue that Jay-Z created an autobiographical narrative exploring American history from a Black perspective highlighting Black resilience while articulating the psychological dangers of reifying the myths of white supremacy structurally embedded in American culture.
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